Johan Nijenhuis (born 4 March 1968) is a Dutch film producer, director and screenwriter.
Career
His 2019 film ''
Cuban Love'' (''Verliefd op Cuba'' in Dutch) was his sixth film to win the
Platinum Film award.
Most of the film was filmed on Cuba with some scenes filmed on Ibiza.
In 2020, his film ''
The Marriage Escape
''The Marriage Escape'', in nl, De beentjes van Sint-Hildegard (''The Bones of Saint Hildegard'') is a 2020 Dutch film directed by Johan Nijenhuis. The film is an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film ''Tiger Theory'', and it is the first cinema fil ...
'' (''De beentjes van Sint-Hildegard'' in Dutch), an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film ''
Tiger Theory
Tiger Theory ( cs, Teorie tygra) is a 2016 Czech adventure comedy film directed by Radek Bajgar. It is a debut title for Bajgar. It stars Jiří Bartoška and Eliška Balzerová.
Plot
The life of Veterinary physician, veterinarian Jan Berger is ...
'', received a nomination for the
Golden Calf for Best Feature Film The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best long feature film at the NFF.
Trivia
* 13 former "best feature film"-winners where the Dutch submission for the Academy Award for Best International Film, including Oscar-nominee ...
award.
It was also the highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020. His film ''
Men at Work: Miami'' (''Onze Jongens in Miami'' in Dutch) was the second highest-grossing film of that year.
Awards
Golden Film and Platinum Film
* 2001: ''
Costa!
''Costa!'' is a 2001 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by soap producer Johan Nijenhuis. It was the first movie that used several famous Dutch soap stars. Other movies that used soap actors, were '' Volle maan'' and ''Honeyz''. The television ...
''
* 2003: ''
Full Moon Party
The Full Moon Party (Thai: ฟูลมูนปาร์ตี้) is an all-night beach party that originated in Hat Rin on the island of Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand in 1985. The party takes place on the night of, before, or after every full moon. ...
''
* 2013: ''
Verliefd op Ibiza''
* 2014: ''
Tuscan Wedding''
* 2016: ''
Rokjesdag''
* 2019: ''
Cuban Love''
* 2020: ''
The Marriage Escape
''The Marriage Escape'', in nl, De beentjes van Sint-Hildegard (''The Bones of Saint Hildegard'') is a 2020 Dutch film directed by Johan Nijenhuis. The film is an adaptation of the 2016 Czech film ''Tiger Theory'', and it is the first cinema fil ...
''
Golden Film
* 2020: ''
Men at Work: Miami''
* 2022: ''Yasmine's Wedding'' (''Marokkaanse bruiloft'')
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Dutch film directors
Dutch film producers
Dutch male screenwriters
21st-century Dutch people